mollusc
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Mollusc — Mol lusc, n. (Zo[ o]l.) Same as {Mollusk}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mollusc — (n.) see MOLLUSK (Cf. mollusk) … Etymology dictionary
mollusc — (US mollusk) ► NOUN Zoology ▪ an invertebrate animal of a large group including snails, slugs, and mussels, with a soft unsegmented body and often an external shell. DERIVATIVES molluscan adjective. ORIGIN from Latin mollis soft … English terms dictionary
mollusc — [mäl′əsk] n. MOLLUSK molluscan [mə lus′kən] adj., n … English World dictionary
mollusc — [[t]mɒ̱ləsk[/t]] molluscs N COUNT A mollusc is an animal such as a snail, clam, or octopus which has a soft body. Many types of mollusc have hard shells to protect them. (in AM, use mollusk) … English dictionary
mollusc — UK [ˈmɒləsk] / US [ˈmɑləsk] noun [countable] Word forms mollusc : singular mollusc plural molluscs biology an animal that has a soft body with no bones and is usually covered by a hard shell, for example a snail or an octopus … English dictionary
mollusc — Mollusk Mol lusk, n. [F. mollusque, L. mollusca a kind of soft nut with a thin shell, fr. molluscus soft, mollis soft. See {Mollify}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the Mollusca. [Written also {mollusc}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mollusc — SYN: mollusk. * * * mollusc var of MOLLUSK … Medical dictionary
mollusc — [18] Etymologically, a mollusc is a ‘soft’ creature. The word comes ultimately from Latin molluscus ‘soft’, a derivative of mollis ‘soft’. In classical times it was used as a noun for various ‘soft’ things, such as a sort of thinshelled nut and a … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
mollusc — [18] Etymologically, a mollusc is a ‘soft’ creature. The word comes ultimately from Latin molluscus ‘soft’, a derivative of mollis ‘soft’. In classical times it was used as a noun for various ‘soft’ things, such as a sort of thinshelled nut and a … Word origins
